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Biden supporters in Iowa talk about his decision

Vice President Joe Biden announces he will not seek the Democratic nomination.

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Updated: 5:12 PM CDT Oct 21, 2015

Biden supporters in Iowa talk about his decision

Vice President Joe Biden announces he will not seek the Democratic nomination.

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WEBVTT THIS AFTERNOON WITH LOCAL REACTION. CYNTHIA: STEVE AND STACEY, SUPPORTERS IN DES MOINES TELL ME THEY ARE DISAPPOINTED BUT NOT TOTALLY SURPRISED BY THE DECISION, KNOWING BIDEN WAS STILL STRUGGLING WITH GRIEF FROM LOSING HIS SON IN MAY. WE'VE BEEN WORKING HARD TO ENCOURAGE HIM AND SIGNS WERE GETTING INCREASINGLY STRONG HE WAS GOING TO DO IT BUT IN LAST , FEW HOURS, HE MADE DECISION TO NOT DO IT. CYNTHIA: KEVIN MCCARTHY HAS BEEN CO-CHAIR OF THE DRAFT BIDEN CAMPAIGN IN IOWA. HE RECENTLY HAD LUNCH AT THE VICE PRESIDENT'S RESIDENCE IN D.C. WE DID TALK ABOUT WHETHER HE WOULD RUN, WE HOPED HE WOULD, BUT WE RESPECT HIM IF HE CHOSE NOT TO. SO WE RESPECT THE PERSONAL DECISION HE MADE TODAY. CYNTHIA: BIDEN HAD STAFF READY TO GO IN 14 STATES. IN THE MOST RECENT POLL, HE HAD 22% SUPPORT WITHOUT EVEN BEING IN THE RACE. SOME BELIEVE SUBTRACTING BIDEN WILL BOOST HILLARY CLINTON. I DON'T. THE PEOPLE I KNOW WHO ARE FOR BIDEN ARE AN INTERESTING GROUP OF PEOPLE, CERTAINLY NOT ONE-DIMENSIONAL. I THINK THEY'LL LOOK AT THE OTHER CANDIDATES. CYNTHIA: WHEN HE RAN FOR PRESIDENT IN 2008, BIDEN HAD LESS THAN 1% OF THE VOTE IN THE IOWA CAUCUSES. TO BE WILLING TO PUT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY THROUGH THE RINGER FOR A LONG TIME, IS NOT A PLEASANT PROCESS. CYNTHIA: OUR POLITICAL ANALYST DENNIS GOLDFORD SAYS WITH ALL THE GRIEF HE'S BEEN THROUGH, IN THE END, VICE PRESIDENTS DON'T OFTEN GET ELECTED TO PRESIDENT. IT'S PROBABLY FOR THE BEST FOR HIM. HE CAN LEAVE PUBLIC LIFE WITH A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF ESTEEM AND AFFECTION THAT HE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD HAD HE RUN FOR THE NOMINATION. CYNTHIA: DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ARE ALSO REACTING TODAY. BERNIE SANDERS SAYS "I THANK THE , VICE PRESIDENT FOR A LIFETIME OF PUBLIC SERVICE. HE UNDERSTANDS THE NEED TO REBUILD THE MIDDLE CLASS AND TO ADDRESS INCOME AND WEALTH INEQUALITY." AND HILLARY CLINTON SAYS, "JOE BIDEN IS A GOOD MAN AND A GREAT VICE PRESIDENT. I ADMIRE HIS DEVOTION TO HIS FAMILY, HIS GRACE IN GRIEF, HIS GRIT, AND DETERMINATION ON

Biden supporters in Iowa talk about his decision

Vice President Joe Biden announces he will not seek the Democratic nomination.